Transcript Feb 23

Kick off Questions
1. Discuss at your table and be ready to defend your
answer --which is larger the Solar System or an Oort
Cloud? Then on a piece of paper draw out the Solar
System thinking about relative sizes and placement of
objects.
Agenda
1. Learning Target: To understand relative sizes in the
Solar System
2. Four best reasons to take Astronomy for college
credit last date to sign up is Feb 29
3. Sunsize tutorial
4. Discussion of the make-up of the Solar System
5. Temperature and the formation of the Solar System
tutorial
4 best Reasons to take Astronomy
150 for college credit:
1. You love Astronomy and want to pursue Astronomy as your field of study
2. You love science and would love to start out your college career at a higher
level of science
3. You are a non-science major who needs to get a science credit out of the way
so you can concentrate on your area of interest.
4. You want to save money on college tuition by getting some of your college
credits early
Some fields of study that needs or can use
an Astronomy course:
Astronomer
Astrophysics
Geophysics
Science Education
Elementary School teacher
Physicist
Engineering
Rocketry
Mechanical Engineering
Computers
Technology
Mathematics